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, that's us here in this church -- will humble ourselves and play, seek his face, turn from our wicked ways, and we do have some things that we need to be confessing. we as a nation have been walking away from our constitutional freedom and relying on government instead to take care of the widow and the orphan. isn't that what he says? true religion and undefiled before god is that you care for the widow and the orphan. isn't that the poor and needy among us? and yet we're saying, well, the government has all these programs now. aid for families with dependent children and medicare and social security. >> joining me now, senate majority leader, harry reid. thanks for joining me now, senator. >> it's really my pleasure. thanks for inviting me. >> senator, if you could do the last two years in the senate over again, what would you do differently? >> well, we really didn't have much of a choice. we found ourselves at the beginning of the new congress in a hole so deep we could hardly see out of it. we were forced to do something with president bush, with the t.a.r.p. we worked well on a b
, that's us here in this church -- will humble ourselves and play, seek his face, turn from our wicked ways, and we do have some things that we need to be confessing. we as a nation have been walking away from our constitutional freedom and relying on government instead to take care of the widow and the orphan. isn't that what he says? true religion and undefiled before god is that you care for the widow and the orphan. isn't that the poor and needy among us? and yet we're saying, well, the...
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he is a giant of this medium and this industry, and all of us here at this other 9:00 p.m. show, we all wish him the best. we salute you, sir. that does it tonight. >>> after weeks of liberal democratic protest, does anyone still support the president? >>> results from the latest nbc/wall street journal poll gives president obama a reason to be optimistic. >> i feel like he's bottoming out. i feel he's building back now. >> he's not yet down for the count. >> months with fighting for democrats and republicans might not have been so bad for the president. >> his approval rating is down to the lowest level. 45% approve, 48% disapprove. >> it's remarkably stable, just two points down where he ended 2009. >> meaning the president appears to have withstood the bickering with congress. >> hell, no, you can't! >> the bp oil spill controversy. >> i want my life back. >> and even the tea party chaos of the brutal midterm elections. >> president obama by his own admission took a shellacking of late. >> positive on his personal, 58%. 36%. >> people want him, i believe, to be a success
he is a giant of this medium and this industry, and all of us here at this other 9:00 p.m. show, we all wish him the best. we salute you, sir. that does it tonight. >>> after weeks of liberal democratic protest, does anyone still support the president? >>> results from the latest nbc/wall street journal poll gives president obama a reason to be optimistic. >> i feel like he's bottoming out. i feel he's building back now. >> he's not yet down for the count. >>...
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that means that america was want ing was desperate, was anxious to help us, to help us here in nevada. >> okay. bragging about massive amounts of cash coming into the campaign from outside the state is just not done. it's usually denied even when it's true. the conventional wisdom for what it's worth says outside money makes people inside the state uncomfortable. so uncomfortable they might actually vote against you, which is actually why sharron angle found herself discussing the outside money in a concession speech. now, what's the worst possible thing you could do in a concession speech? a, use an orange baseball bat as a prop. b, threaten your opponent with bodily harm. c, all of the above. >> i have a message for andrew cuomo the next governor of new york. i've always said my baseball bat is a metaphor for the people who want to take their government back. as our next governor, you can grab this handle and bring the people with you to albany. or you can leave it untouched and run the risk of having it wielded against you. because make no mistake, have you not heard the last of ca
that means that america was want ing was desperate, was anxious to help us, to help us here in nevada. >> okay. bragging about massive amounts of cash coming into the campaign from outside the state is just not done. it's usually denied even when it's true. the conventional wisdom for what it's worth says outside money makes people inside the state uncomfortable. so uncomfortable they might actually vote against you, which is actually why sharron angle found herself discussing the outside...
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>> you know, the economists advises the president and advising us here in congress have all said we would see a significant slowdown in economic growth if at least the middle class tax cuts weren't extended. republicans have drawn a line in the sand. they said no way are they going to decouple or separate high income earners from middle income people in this country, and the result is the president faced a very daunting decision. i personally agree with his decision. i don't think he had much choice. >> now, if the democrats chose just to make the point and stand and fight on this and let the rates expire, if that's what the republicans in effect forced to happen on the senate floor, could you describe how it would work in the next session if you were trying to do the tax cuts, let's say, in january or february? if you were trying to revisit this? first of all, you'll be presumably trying to revisit it retroactively because in the first pay economics in checks in january, people would get withholding to the irs on the you have to go in there and retroactively refund that money through the
>> you know, the economists advises the president and advising us here in congress have all said we would see a significant slowdown in economic growth if at least the middle class tax cuts weren't extended. republicans have drawn a line in the sand. they said no way are they going to decouple or separate high income earners from middle income people in this country, and the result is the president faced a very daunting decision. i personally agree with his decision. i don't think he had...
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get to the really here. what i mean by indirectly is intentionally hiring a contractor for the specific purpose of hiring an illegal immigrant. >> isabel, what's your response to that. >> lou, you're holding yourself to a completely different standard than the standard that you've held all other american employers to. for instance, on your show on june 7, 2007, you called employers ridiculous for insisting that they should not have to be held accountable for their contractors 'em ployees. i mean lou, does the buck stop with you or not? i think the american public deserves to know. >> i think the american public deserves a lot of things and among those things is a straightforward understanding and answer to the issue. what i have said and will continue to maintain is that we cannot possibly reform immigration in this country. immigration policies, immigration law, unless we can control immigration. and we cannot control immigration, isabel, if we do not control our borders and our ports. that syllogism, that
get to the really here. what i mean by indirectly is intentionally hiring a contractor for the specific purpose of hiring an illegal immigrant. >> isabel, what's your response to that. >> lou, you're holding yourself to a completely different standard than the standard that you've held all other american employers to. for instance, on your show on june 7, 2007, you called employers ridiculous for insisting that they should not have to be held accountable for their contractors 'em...
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that reporter joins us here on the last word. ♪ [ slap! ] [ slap! slap! slap! slap! ] ow, ow! [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum ta tum tum tums ♪ can't help it, can't help it ♪ ♪ can't help it, no no no... ♪ come on. ♪ can't help it, can't help it, no nno ♪ ♪ you drive me crazy ♪ and i just can't stop myself, uh! ♪ ♪ can't help it, can't help it, can't help it. ♪ until the combination of three good probiotics in phillips' colon health defended against the bad gas, diarrhea and constipation. ...and? it helped balance her colon. oh, now that's the best part. i love your work. [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. i love your work. on your next business trip, pack your marriott rewards visa card. get triple points every time you use your card at marriott. apply now and earn 22,500 bonus points when you use your card and enjoy a free night stay. so, before you know it, work time becomes well-deserved downtime. apply now at marriott.com
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we won't be begrudge here for the use of the word "probably" even though definitely would have been a wiser chase. for anyone in politics to admit a mistake is difficult. it's 51 days after she made the mistake. most don't consider making a mistake until years after the mistake when they find themselves in a courtroom or in front of an ethics committee. ginni thomas isn't like most people in politics. most people in politics that toe the party line are completely predictable. she has bounced from the republican party to the tea party to now possibly no party. she told "the daily caller" she's stepping down from her leadership role from libertyç central, a position that no spouse of a supreme court justice should have accepted in the first place. we'll collect your predictions of what she does next at our blog. i for one have no idea. [ male announcer ] how can rice production in india affect wheat output in the u.s., the shipping industry in norway, and the rubber industry in south america? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex global economy. it's just one re
we won't be begrudge here for the use of the word "probably" even though definitely would have been a wiser chase. for anyone in politics to admit a mistake is difficult. it's 51 days after she made the mistake. most don't consider making a mistake until years after the mistake when they find themselves in a courtroom or in front of an ethics committee. ginni thomas isn't like most people in politics. most people in politics that toe the party line are completely predictable. she has...
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because here they use the most... technologically advanced equipment for the healing... and the play. and to power all those toys the people at duracell... packed up a truckload of batteries. because nothing's better than powering a smile. duracell. trusted everywhere. >>> your response that we launched last thursday has been, well, no word seems adequate. our goal is to get desks to school students in the african country of malawi, and a little later we'll show you just how generous you have been so far. first, i want to share something from r. ellison, a high school teacher who watched my original report on malawi schools. on morchd morning, my high school classes walked into my room and discovered that all of the desks and chairs were missing. including my own chair. my desk was too heavy to move easily. after doing some review work and other class business, i showed them the segment. many were as taken by the story as i was. several students are now plans a fund-raiser at my school. i told them i would match 25% of what they raise up to the first $1,000 they collect.
because here they use the most... technologically advanced equipment for the healing... and the play. and to power all those toys the people at duracell... packed up a truckload of batteries. because nothing's better than powering a smile. duracell. trusted everywhere. >>> your response that we launched last thursday has been, well, no word seems adequate. our goal is to get desks to school students in the african country of malawi, and a little later we'll show you just how generous...
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that reporter joins us here on the last word. ♪ it's obvious that i like you ♪ i'd go anywhere to be near you ♪ ♪ you say ♪ flip it over and replay ♪ we'll make everything okay ♪ walk together the right way ♪ do, do, do, do... ♪ i can't sleep ♪ do, do, do, do >>> with the fall midterms less than a month away, the tea party seems to pick up high-powered fans every day. the group's newest high-powered fan will be speaking at a tea party rally in virginia along with texas congressman ron paul. he's also a familiar face to anyone who watches cable news and he steps into our spotlight tonight. joining me now, host of the nationally syndicated radio show, "the lou dobbs show." thanks for joining me tonight. >> thanks. congratulations on the new show. >> you know congratulations isn't exactly the right word being stuck at these desks every night. the tea party convention, you're on board with this whole tea party thing. i have something for you to try on the stage. you're of the generation, you remember burning draft cards during vietnam protests. did you burn yours, by the
that reporter joins us here on the last word. ♪ it's obvious that i like you ♪ i'd go anywhere to be near you ♪ ♪ you say ♪ flip it over and replay ♪ we'll make everything okay ♪ walk together the right way ♪ do, do, do, do... ♪ i can't sleep ♪ do, do, do, do >>> with the fall midterms less than a month away, the tea party seems to pick up high-powered fans every day. the group's newest high-powered fan will be speaking at a tea party rally in virginia along with...
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last but not least, congressman alan grayson, i want us to pause here for a point of personal privilege for me it is an honor that alan grayson would grace this show again tonight after i was inexcusably rude to him in this panel discussion last night. he accepted my apology graciously on the phone and he is gracious enough to rejoin us tonight. so don't be surprised, everybody, if alan grayson gets some extra time here tonight. congressman grayson, let's start with you. what do you say to shelley berkeley that lone voice who stood up in the caucus and said in effect this seems like the best we can do and we absolutely can't allow those rates to go back up on people on january 1st, the people below the top tax bracket, which is what she is worried about and she has the feeling that president obama did her best and we don't really have much time left to do much to change this? >> well it is very simple. the president was elected on a platform of yes, we can, not no, we can't. we are going to have to find a way to do better because that is what america expects of us and that is what ameri
last but not least, congressman alan grayson, i want us to pause here for a point of personal privilege for me it is an honor that alan grayson would grace this show again tonight after i was inexcusably rude to him in this panel discussion last night. he accepted my apology graciously on the phone and he is gracious enough to rejoin us tonight. so don't be surprised, everybody, if alan grayson gets some extra time here tonight. congressman grayson, let's start with you. what do you say to...
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i think it's great to have jon stewart watching what we do here, criticizing us when we take big leads off the base. he does it with the "huffington post." he's looking at everything. i think he's uniquely positioned to look at what "the new york times" does, what we do, what arianna does, and say, hey, you're going too far, pushing in this direction, don't you want to think about that. i welcome it. >> you know, we're going to be on the verge of an election tomorrow. we worry about the polls and horse race numbers, right? nobody thinks about what happens afterwards. there have been very few articles about what happens when they gain 60 seats tomorrow night. what happens when you have a split senate and house. i think it's important to remember that we elect politicians to enact policy and to endorse our views and implement them and sometimes you get caught up in the game show and we have fun with it. we do want to keep the bigger picture in mind. >> arianna are we seeing a restoration of insanity in alaska. we just learned barack obama is more popular than sarah palin in alaska, joe m
i think it's great to have jon stewart watching what we do here, criticizing us when we take big leads off the base. he does it with the "huffington post." he's looking at everything. i think he's uniquely positioned to look at what "the new york times" does, what we do, what arianna does, and say, hey, you're going too far, pushing in this direction, don't you want to think about that. i welcome it. >> you know, we're going to be on the verge of an election tomorrow....
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one is the use of the word permanent. if you go back in the history of statements the white house officials have made over the last many months, you can maybe find that, but not used this way in this context. what axelrod was basically saying to us was okay, we're going to draw the line and say, there's no way we can countenance continuation of tax cuts for the rich if they're permanent. but, and you know how this works, you know how the weasle works work, if it's not permanent, we can live with it. and that was the clear import of what he said. you gave also the operative quote here on the screen, which is he said look, we're aware of this concern about, you know, serial continuation of the tax cuts and that's a great debating point, but we don't want to risk losing the tax cuts for the middle class. what axelrod was saying, i understand the legislative reality, the political reality. i understand the way the bills are drifted and the election results. and we're going to have to do this. he didn't say it in so many words
one is the use of the word permanent. if you go back in the history of statements the white house officials have made over the last many months, you can maybe find that, but not used this way in this context. what axelrod was basically saying to us was okay, we're going to draw the line and say, there's no way we can countenance continuation of tax cuts for the rich if they're permanent. but, and you know how this works, you know how the weasle works work, if it's not permanent, we can live...
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here we are, it's the same thing all over. i think another way is to go at that tax base where all of the tax loopholes essentially drain the federal budget by giving special benefit tax cuts to very narrow groups. and every time you add one of those, you put pressure on the rates to go up. if you reduce the rates, that puts pressure to close the loopho loopholes. >> bill bradley, jack danforth and gary hart. i've had so much fun being in the room with you guys. >> mr. chairman! . >> it was fantastic. thank you all for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> coming up, president obama is working to create tea party levels of enthusiasm among democrats. can he do enough in the final days of the campaign? and later, some parents are angry about these photos of the stars of "glee." they're calling it borderline pedophilia. that's tonight's "rewrite." [ william ] three years ago, i started my first real job a[ william ] thart.s associat when william came in i knew he had everything he needed to be a leader in this company. [ william ]
here we are, it's the same thing all over. i think another way is to go at that tax base where all of the tax loopholes essentially drain the federal budget by giving special benefit tax cuts to very narrow groups. and every time you add one of those, you put pressure on the rates to go up. if you reduce the rates, that puts pressure to close the loopho loopholes. >> bill bradley, jack danforth and gary hart. i've had so much fun being in the room with you guys. >> mr. chairman! ....
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they've shared with us. they've had barbecues here. in many ways, this is now a functioning little town that will break down very soon. >> although i imagine it will still be a tourist attraction down the road. >> yes, it's a tough flight to get here and a long drive, but, you know, i suspect that chileans will want to make their way here to see this. >> yes. >> and we are waiting for the opportunity to do it. we're waiting for the fourth capsule to go down. i think it's worth reminding folks exactly what it's like in there. it's obviously a small space, an enclosed space. i think, kerry, what is it, 6'4" high, 22 inches wide? >> well, i was told it was 26 inches wide. >> 26 inches wide. >> kind of like you're getting into an airline seat on a really cheap airline. you're not real happy with how tight that is there. and you're standing. and as you see, they seem to have a little bit of room for their arms, but not a whole lot. and then they're heading up with just a little bit of a dim light over their head as they come up. so it's not
they've shared with us. they've had barbecues here. in many ways, this is now a functioning little town that will break down very soon. >> although i imagine it will still be a tourist attraction down the road. >> yes, it's a tough flight to get here and a long drive, but, you know, i suspect that chileans will want to make their way here to see this. >> yes. >> and we are waiting for the opportunity to do it. we're waiting for the fourth capsule to go down. i think it's...
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what is going on here? >> the republicans had an opportunity not to look so hypocritical. >> they decide to work with us. we can all have a happy holiday. if they don't we will continue to finish the people's business. >> good evening from new york, i'm lawrence o'donnell. the senate approved president obama's tax cut deal by a vote of 81-19. sending the bill to the house where progressive members will make a last-ditch effort to lower the level at which estates are exempt from taxation, from $5 million to $3.5 million. meanwhile, tea party republicans could try to kill the deal all together. >> since last summer i've urged this congress to take action to prevent a tax increase that would affect every american next year in january. the deal is a bad deal for taxpayers, will do little to create jobs and i cannot support. >> before meeting with a group of ceo's today in an effort to encourage them to create new jobs and investment, president obama again pitched the compromise tax deal as key to economic recov
what is going on here? >> the republicans had an opportunity not to look so hypocritical. >> they decide to work with us. we can all have a happy holiday. if they don't we will continue to finish the people's business. >> good evening from new york, i'm lawrence o'donnell. the senate approved president obama's tax cut deal by a vote of 81-19. sending the bill to the house where progressive members will make a last-ditch effort to lower the level at which estates are exempt...
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mayor, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> happy to do it. >> militias are on the rise here in the u.s. but they're also getting more and more extreme. a militia man who could have been the nuclear version of timothy mcveigh. and later, megan mccain is here to talk "dirty sexy politics." does she agree with lady gaga or her father? ♪ ♪ every day, it's getting closer ♪ ♪ going faster than a roller coaster ♪ ♪ love like yours will surely come my way ♪ ♪ a-hey, a-hey-hey ♪ every day, it's getting faster ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t and blackberry have teamed up to evolve the smartphone. business, meet fun. fun, business. at&t. rethink possible. challenge the need for such heavy measures with olay. new regenerist micro-sculpting serum for firmer skin in 5 days. pretty heavy lifting for such a lightweight. [ female announcer ] olay regenerist. >>> coming up, last night the senate -- no, come on. let's watch that crazy billionaire again. come on, let's see that. >> do you have any evidence for the charge you made? >> at the appropriate time you'll get it. >> this
mayor, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> happy to do it. >> militias are on the rise here in the u.s. but they're also getting more and more extreme. a militia man who could have been the nuclear version of timothy mcveigh. and later, megan mccain is here to talk "dirty sexy politics." does she agree with lady gaga or her father? ♪ ♪ every day, it's getting closer ♪ ♪ going faster than a roller coaster ♪ ♪ love like yours will surely come my way...
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we were very thankful for the folks here at the deer park tavern for taking such good care of us. everybody please tip your bartenders. now michael steele. "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. lawrence, delaware says hi. >> rachel, you have never failed us. thanks, rachel. >> huh? >> as the first congressional election during his party chairmanship approaches, michael steele is dancing as fast as he can trying to charm independent voters and tea partiers while never losing sight of his real master and paycheck provider, the republican national committee. but how can he attract independents with a senator who says unmarried women should not be allowed to teach in public schools and candidates who want to abolish the minimum wage and masturbation? >> i would consider reducing the minimum wage. that's a lie. you know that's a lie. i never said it. >> except when she said it. join anti-minimum wage special interest group that had just endorsed her. now the tea party forcing republicans to choose sides. they can join the anti-establishment chaos. >> we're working together. we have
we were very thankful for the folks here at the deer park tavern for taking such good care of us. everybody please tip your bartenders. now michael steele. "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. lawrence, delaware says hi. >> rachel, you have never failed us. thanks, rachel. >> huh? >> as the first congressional election during his party chairmanship approaches, michael steele is dancing as fast as he can trying to charm independent voters and tea partiers while...
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mayor, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> happy to do it. >> militias are on the rise here in the u.s. but they're also getting more and more extreme. a militia man who could have been the nuclear version of timothy mcveigh. and later, megan mccain is here to talk "dirty sexy politics." does she agree with lady gaga or her father? b color system, for colors never before seen on tv. notice the lifelike color on this yellow seahorse, oh sorry, yellow-ish seahorse on your tv with three color technology. observe this stunning blue sea, in your mind that is. well, you get the picture. actually, you don't. [ male announcer ] quattron from sharp. you have to see it, to see it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t and blackberry have teamed up to keep your business moving. introducing the blackberry torch. at&t. rethink possible. >>> coming up, last night the senate -- no, come on. let's watch that crazy billionaire again. come on, let's see that. >> do you have any evidence for the charge you made? >> at the appropriate time you'll get it. >> this guy is the attorney general of
mayor, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> happy to do it. >> militias are on the rise here in the u.s. but they're also getting more and more extreme. a militia man who could have been the nuclear version of timothy mcveigh. and later, megan mccain is here to talk "dirty sexy politics." does she agree with lady gaga or her father? b color system, for colors never before seen on tv. notice the lifelike color on this yellow seahorse, oh sorry, yellow-ish seahorse...
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thank you all for being here. >> thanks for having us. >> let's start with this news about record quarterly profits. fundamentally, barack obama has always been a creature of business interests. how do you understand the sort of -- the corporate profits and the fact that the business people aren't happy with him? >> he hurt their feelings. he said that they were fat cats, and that's got to hurt. i mean, otherwide i don't understand it. because he came into office, he had a major coalition of corporate backers. these guys invetted in his candidacy, and they've gotten tremendous returns. so what are they unhappy about? i don't get it. >> i think also, i wonder, adam. you're a pretty savvy political strategist and organizer, i wonder also the degree to which this is intentionally sort of maximalism from the part of corporate american finance which is to never be happy, to always have demands. how much this is a strategic game they're playing. >> i would be shocked if it wasn't a strategic game. what we're seeing with president obama is, despite the fact that we have corporations who have spent
thank you all for being here. >> thanks for having us. >> let's start with this news about record quarterly profits. fundamentally, barack obama has always been a creature of business interests. how do you understand the sort of -- the corporate profits and the fact that the business people aren't happy with him? >> he hurt their feelings. he said that they were fat cats, and that's got to hurt. i mean, otherwide i don't understand it. because he came into office, he had a...
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i'm sitting in portland, oregon, i drive a toyota prius, use an apple laptop that the producer here moved up from l.a. i think we've got the whole thing covered. >> you are checking all the boxes, congressman. very impressive. the question tonight on every mind, will the oregon ducks win out and play for the national championship, very quickly, sir? >> why is that even a question? i'm a duck. and the thing i really take offense to in the political world is when they refer to this after election session as a lame duck session. i just don't like when they refer to ducks that way. >> i think you guys are going all the way. let's get down to business. last night we had chris van holland on the show. he expressed genuine concern about republicans willingness to work with democrats going forward. if you can zero in on what's the one issue you're going to be willing and able to get together with house democrats to prove him wrong? >> well, i think there are actually two issues. one there's a lot of members who want to reform how government operates and cut the costs and the waste. that will be a
i'm sitting in portland, oregon, i drive a toyota prius, use an apple laptop that the producer here moved up from l.a. i think we've got the whole thing covered. >> you are checking all the boxes, congressman. very impressive. the question tonight on every mind, will the oregon ducks win out and play for the national championship, very quickly, sir? >> why is that even a question? i'm a duck. and the thing i really take offense to in the political world is when they refer to this...
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here are the facts. congress has consistently rated the social security trust fund year after year taking all these additional funds and using it for general revenue. the facts that are every year goes by we have more and more people retiring taking out of the system and less and less people paying into it. we talk about the year 2037 or 2041, that's when it explodes. >> the thing about it rubio in january of this year in tallahassee said he agreed with representative ryan's bill that calls for privatization of social security, privatization of medicare, privatization of medicaid, but he's not talking about that now because he sees it will be something that will rock the boat. when we talk about the facts versus fiction, i think it's very important for those of us who defended social security to the point where we had to fight the bush administration -- and i must say i'm a the only one sitting at this table can say that. >> david gregory moderated tonight's debate from our orlando afill yatd wesh 2 and
here are the facts. congress has consistently rated the social security trust fund year after year taking all these additional funds and using it for general revenue. the facts that are every year goes by we have more and more people retiring taking out of the system and less and less people paying into it. we talk about the year 2037 or 2041, that's when it explodes. >> the thing about it rubio in january of this year in tallahassee said he agreed with representative ryan's bill that...
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your parents don't need to use skype, they can find you morning, noon, and night right here. >> tom, thanks. yes, i live in this studio. tom brokaw. how lame will the lame duck session in congress be. fights over s.t.a.r.t. treaty, nuclear arms and don't ask, don't tell. democratic congressman chris van holland gets the last word. what are you looking at? logistics. ben? the ups guy? no, you see ben, i see logistics. logistics? think--ben is new markets. ben is global access-- china and beyond. ben is a smarter supply chain. ben is higher margins. happier customers... everybody wins. logistics. exactly. see you guys tomorrow. my professor at berkeley asked me if i wanted to change the world. i said "sure." "well, let's grow some algae." and that's what started it. exxonmobil and synthetic genomics have built a new facility to identify the most productive strains of algae. algae are amazing little critters. they secrete oil, which we could turn into biofuels. they also absorb co2. we're hoping to supplement the fuels that we use in our vehicles, and to do this at a large enough scale
your parents don't need to use skype, they can find you morning, noon, and night right here. >> tom, thanks. yes, i live in this studio. tom brokaw. how lame will the lame duck session in congress be. fights over s.t.a.r.t. treaty, nuclear arms and don't ask, don't tell. democratic congressman chris van holland gets the last word. what are you looking at? logistics. ben? the ups guy? no, you see ben, i see logistics. logistics? think--ben is new markets. ben is global access-- china and...
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matt taibbi takes us inside the movement to see what is really motivating supporters. bob woodward will be here for his inside look at the obama white house. >>> and an exclusive preview of how the writers at funny or die.com are handling the don't ask don't tell debate. helps you. that's right, penny. do you know ours? heavens to betsy. dwayne the bathtub. magic wanda. yeah! what's mine? uh, you're a dan fool. oh. it's just a device, dan. you can't take it personally. yeah, i suppose. [ male announcer ] we understand. you need a partner who helps you save. fedex ground. [ male announcer ] we understand. you need a partner who helps you save. host: could switching to geico realis a bird in the handre on worth 2 in the bush? appraiser: well you rarely see them in this good of shape. appraiser: for example the fingers are perfect. appraiser: the bird is in mint condition. appraiser: and i would say if this were to go to auction today, appraiser: conservatively it would be worth 2 in the bush. woman: really? appraiser: it's just beautiful, thank you so much for bringing i
matt taibbi takes us inside the movement to see what is really motivating supporters. bob woodward will be here for his inside look at the obama white house. >>> and an exclusive preview of how the writers at funny or die.com are handling the don't ask don't tell debate. helps you. that's right, penny. do you know ours? heavens to betsy. dwayne the bathtub. magic wanda. yeah! what's mine? uh, you're a dan fool. oh. it's just a device, dan. you can't take it personally. yeah, i suppose....
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and this is something that should trouble us. i'm worried about living in a world where the only people who are certain of moral truth are religious demagogues who think the universe is 6,000 years old and we'll have a dangerous game. we have to talk honestly about human well-being and the factors that encourage it. pastor jones is not well equipped to do that. he's well equipped to notice that the jihadists believe what they say they believe. and they're infringing their rights on women based on beliefs and not based on economic problems or our own missteps in our war on terror. but we have to talk about -- we should be talking about nuclear proliferation and climate change and education and poverty, not about thins like gay marriage, which i'm sure pastor jones is also exercised by and we shouldn't be watching cartoonists have their lives threatened by people who can't tolerate jokes about the prophet muhammad. >> reporter: ron paul says the building -- banning of the movg is like blaming all christians for the occupation becau
and this is something that should trouble us. i'm worried about living in a world where the only people who are certain of moral truth are religious demagogues who think the universe is 6,000 years old and we'll have a dangerous game. we have to talk honestly about human well-being and the factors that encourage it. pastor jones is not well equipped to do that. he's well equipped to notice that the jihadists believe what they say they believe. and they're infringing their rights on women based...
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the real issue here is who is doing the oversight. who makes the decision. my colleague here is comfortable with the guardian or -- >> "new york times." >> "new york times." >> if it were just "the new york times" i'd feel a lot better. >> they actually did exclude some of the stuff. >> more importantly they said they aired on the side of openness because they knew the other guys were going to publish. and in the internet era there's no difference between logging onto them. it's not like the careful scrutiny we used to have. that's what we have a congress for. you worked for senators. that's what we have senate foreign relations are. >> the last word on this segment tonight. we're going to have lots more decisions on wikileaks. jamie rubin, former assistant secretary of state and micah sifry. >> this is probably not the last time we hear from wikileaks, assange said his next target will be an american major bank that will lay bare the secrets of high finance. >>> coming up, sarah palin's twitter response to the wikileaks controversy gives us tonight's rewrit
the real issue here is who is doing the oversight. who makes the decision. my colleague here is comfortable with the guardian or -- >> "new york times." >> "new york times." >> if it were just "the new york times" i'd feel a lot better. >> they actually did exclude some of the stuff. >> more importantly they said they aired on the side of openness because they knew the other guys were going to publish. and in the internet era there's...
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it is one of those things that makes you realize how much we take for granted here. i can tell you, thomas, that the kids there get through the whole day that way and they're so used to it and it doesn't inspire pity when you see them, because they are so noble and so strong about it and so actually full of amazingly good feeling as they get themselves through their school day. but ron ellison, i just want to thank you for doing this, thank you for showing your students this example and where do you take it from here? >> well, i tasked my students with brain storming ideas over the christmas break and when we get back in january, we're going to tackle it, figure out what kind of ideas we're going to come up with. we're probably going to expand it to the rest of the school district. we have two k through 8 buildings in our district and probably will do some presentations with them. we may consider challenging other schools in the area. i'm going to do anything i can. my basic thing is, you know, if people want to give money to me, give it to me. if they want to donate
it is one of those things that makes you realize how much we take for granted here. i can tell you, thomas, that the kids there get through the whole day that way and they're so used to it and it doesn't inspire pity when you see them, because they are so noble and so strong about it and so actually full of amazingly good feeling as they get themselves through their school day. but ron ellison, i just want to thank you for doing this, thank you for showing your students this example and where...
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ellison and some his students will join us tomorrow night right here on the last word. >>> in our spotlight tonight, the next episode in our what's wrong with john mccain series. surely a war veteran who spent five and a half years as a pow in vietnam would want to do anything he could to help those coming home from the battlefields of afghanistan and iraq. but as the bag tries to deal with an epidemic of suicides among the troops, the number's nearly doubling over the last five years, one congressman says his efforts to help those who went to war and now cope with the mental scars has been blocked by john mccain. it would mean $10 million, a tiny figure by washington standards. a tiny number in defense spending to start an outreach program for those coming home from active duty to do something called individual ready reserve, or irr. essentially, keeping them on call to return from civilian life to combat if needed. that's what army sergeant coleman bean did. serving twice in iraq. but his family says when he came home to new jersey he couldn't get the help he needed for dealing with ptsd
ellison and some his students will join us tomorrow night right here on the last word. >>> in our spotlight tonight, the next episode in our what's wrong with john mccain series. surely a war veteran who spent five and a half years as a pow in vietnam would want to do anything he could to help those coming home from the battlefields of afghanistan and iraq. but as the bag tries to deal with an epidemic of suicides among the troops, the number's nearly doubling over the last five years,...
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we're putting things together over here. our lives are at stake. that was his response, you go to war with the army that you have, not necessarily the army that you want. so there were many opportunities, but i think president bush -- i wasn't there. i don't think like president bush does, but his response in not taking rumsfeld's resignation i think was because he wanted him there to share in the blame for this mess that they found themselves in. >> janis karpinski, former brigadier general in charge of abu ghraib prison in iraq. thank you very much for your insight tonight. >> thank you. have a good evening. >>> the leadership fight in the house democratic caucus is getting hotter. steny hoyier is listing his supporters and jim cliberg is listing it. and later glenn greenwald joins me for what i hope is a series of interviews with people who hate me. >>> coming up, fighting in the impressive resume. thank you. you know what, tell me, what makes peter, peter ? well, i'm an avid catamaran sailor. i can my own homemade jam, apricot. and i really lov
we're putting things together over here. our lives are at stake. that was his response, you go to war with the army that you have, not necessarily the army that you want. so there were many opportunities, but i think president bush -- i wasn't there. i don't think like president bush does, but his response in not taking rumsfeld's resignation i think was because he wanted him there to share in the blame for this mess that they found themselves in. >> janis karpinski, former brigadier...
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how do you get from here to a home runry reid victory. >> i appreciate the use of the add verb bravely. i'm pretty far out there on the limb on this one. harry reid you used the word earlier, he's the most resilient politician in the history of this state. he survived a near death experience in 1998 to a far superior candidate in john ensign. has he a turnout voting machine that and to have done its job. out in nevada, 60 to 65% of the people have already voted. there's no sign yet of a huge republican wave. probably only about 25% of the electorate is going to turn out tomorrow. i think he's done, when you used that example, the unemployed worker in the "washington post." i think there are people set to vote for sharron angle on june 8th when she was nominated who now will not vote for her because of the campaign harry reid has run and frankly some of the kmepts she's made since june 8th. >>> how helpful has christine o'donnell been to sharron angle, allowing sharron angle the status of the second nuttiest candidate in the united states. >> i'm not sure she's going to cede that to o'd
how do you get from here to a home runry reid victory. >> i appreciate the use of the add verb bravely. i'm pretty far out there on the limb on this one. harry reid you used the word earlier, he's the most resilient politician in the history of this state. he survived a near death experience in 1998 to a far superior candidate in john ensign. has he a turnout voting machine that and to have done its job. out in nevada, 60 to 65% of the people have already voted. there's no sign yet of a...
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here is joe miller moving around with security guards? does that surprise alaskans? is that something new for them. >> we don't see security guards. even when sarah palin was governor, she didn't walk around with bodyguards, at least before mccain came around. it was kind of different. these guys weren't clearly marked as security guards. after this confrontation, all of which lasted about 30 seconds tops, from the time i asked miller the questions to when i basically ended up in handcuffs of at that point i was taken over to a corridor of this school and detained for 20 to 30 minutes. no one knew what happened. i was the only reporter there asking questions. i want to make sure he's called me a liberal blogger. i'm not a blogger. i've been a journalist 15 years. i worked for newspapers, bloomberg, newsweek, so i was just there trying to cover a candidate running for u.s. senate. >> tony hopfinger, not a blogger. carry a bill of rights around with you whenever you go to a joe miller function next time. we are number one in spending and medicate. we are number one in
here is joe miller moving around with security guards? does that surprise alaskans? is that something new for them. >> we don't see security guards. even when sarah palin was governor, she didn't walk around with bodyguards, at least before mccain came around. it was kind of different. these guys weren't clearly marked as security guards. after this confrontation, all of which lasted about 30 seconds tops, from the time i asked miller the questions to when i basically ended up in...
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>> i think we use it. we tell latinos, here's what we've been saying. there are forces that don't want you to have a voice. big money behind it but they're not the true voices. we know this isn't coming from our community. it is coming from the outside. we've seen the same folks that supported the swift vote veterans, they're supporting robert's group. so clearly this isn't the latino effort. this is outside the effort to keep latinos from voting. they'll reject this and vote in a big strong win. i think the fact that he is running these ads is a sign that they're worried in nevada that the latino vote will come in strong. it will help re-elect home run hard reid and it there be latino vote that makes a big difference. i think the proelz starting to show that. >> thank you. tomorrow, from the league of united latin american citizens. thank you for joining me tonight. >>> as joel vern's powerful message about teen bullying approaches 2 million hits on the internet, he'll join me to talk about the response he's gotten from around the world and introduce u
>> i think we use it. we tell latinos, here's what we've been saying. there are forces that don't want you to have a voice. big money behind it but they're not the true voices. we know this isn't coming from our community. it is coming from the outside. we've seen the same folks that supported the swift vote veterans, they're supporting robert's group. so clearly this isn't the latino effort. this is outside the effort to keep latinos from voting. they'll reject this and vote in a big...
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first of all, thank you for having me here tonight. what the bill is going to provide for us, not just firefighters but also police officers, for the people in the trades who work down at that site as well as even civilians and people who live south of 14th street, the bill is going to be able to pay our medical bills. it's our biggest expense. for me it's a tremendous amount of money. my first six weeks when i got six in 2005, my bill was $320,000 for six weeks in the hospital. and as far as the new york city fire department, they see this as, you know, a national issue not a local issue. that's why they are looking for federal government to pay for it. and all my bills are paid through other sources in the new york city fire department. right now i have medicare, ghi. we have some money, of course. every year we have a fund that gets renewed through the federal government to help pay our bills but we have no set way of paying my medical bills. i personally need this to live to pay my bills, pay my medical expenses as well as other pe
first of all, thank you for having me here tonight. what the bill is going to provide for us, not just firefighters but also police officers, for the people in the trades who work down at that site as well as even civilians and people who live south of 14th street, the bill is going to be able to pay our medical bills. it's our biggest expense. for me it's a tremendous amount of money. my first six weeks when i got six in 2005, my bill was $320,000 for six weeks in the hospital. and as far as...
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and here they want to take away the minimum wage. >> but donna, the rhetoric that the democrats are using does not seem to be effectively countering the republican attacks on the economy. what do you think is missing in the national campaign for democrats to hold on to the congress? what do you think is missing in their approach to the voter? >> well, i think we have to make it clear as democrats that we stand on the side of workers and working people. and we have to say it over and over again. what this congress, our congress has done to protect working people has been really astounding, and i think we have to convey that to workers. congresswoman blackburn talked about being at a community college and wanting to create jobs, it was her party that actually voted against legislation that would allow students to go to community college and receive student loans and pell grants to go to community college. they are not a party that stands for workers. democrats stand for workers, we stand on the side of workers, and we have to say that to the american people over and over again and point out
and here they want to take away the minimum wage. >> but donna, the rhetoric that the democrats are using does not seem to be effectively countering the republican attacks on the economy. what do you think is missing in the national campaign for democrats to hold on to the congress? what do you think is missing in their approach to the voter? >> well, i think we have to make it clear as democrats that we stand on the side of workers and working people. and we have to say it over and...
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sometimes those relationships took time, but then that is the way and why the framers gave us secure terms so that members could build the social capital necessary to make this body function. now, i'm not naive. i'm aware of the conventional wisdom that predicts gridlock in congress. no other legislative body grants so much power to each member nor does any other legislative body ask so much of each member. just as the senate's rules empoier each member to act like a statesman, they also require statesmanship from each of us. to quote st. paul, the time of my departure has come, i fought the good fight, i finished the race, i've kept the faith. and so has the president. it is with great pride and deep humility and incredible gratitude to all of you here today as a united states senator that i yield the floor. thank you. thank you. [ male announcer ] this is steven, a busy man. his day starts with his arthritis pain. that's breakfast with two pills. the morning is over, it's time for two more pills. the day marches on, back to more pills. and when he's finally home... but hang on; jus
sometimes those relationships took time, but then that is the way and why the framers gave us secure terms so that members could build the social capital necessary to make this body function. now, i'm not naive. i'm aware of the conventional wisdom that predicts gridlock in congress. no other legislative body grants so much power to each member nor does any other legislative body ask so much of each member. just as the senate's rules empoier each member to act like a statesman, they also...
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>> right. >> and here tonight, as you say, harry reid never managed to close in and use those statements that she has in the past, because what we have seen with sharron angle and with christine o'donnell and other tea party candidates when they step up to the debate stage, they are ready to make much softer statements with much rounder edges to them about things like social security. >> what was amazing actually is she did not deny, and there was another question, lawrence, where the moderator quoted her saying, you know, in a primary privateizing social security and now you say it is personalized -- basically saying that you have changed your stance from the privatizing and personalizing and she did not deny it. and personalizing for private and public and i did not understand what she was trying to explain when she said as you say trying to soften the stance, but what i was amazed at was how harry reid never, as you just pointed out never went for the kill on some of the things on some of the issues. he never button holed her, and the moderator button holed her more times than harry r
>> right. >> and here tonight, as you say, harry reid never managed to close in and use those statements that she has in the past, because what we have seen with sharron angle and with christine o'donnell and other tea party candidates when they step up to the debate stage, they are ready to make much softer statements with much rounder edges to them about things like social security. >> what was amazing actually is she did not deny, and there was another question, lawrence,...
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what's really appalling here is governor palin using this to continue this anti-government rhetoric. look, government has its place, and i think we all have to realize that. part of its place is to give us guidelines. by the way, they haven't even voted to adopt these regulations. these were guidelines that the first thing they wanted to do was stop every week having a birthday party that disrupted class instructional time, to put all the birthday parties to a once a month section. many schools have been trying to do that on their own. and number two, to encourage healthy food guidelines, to encourage there be alternatives to sweets at birthday parties but no mandates whatsoever. government has to be in the position of letting local school districts, parents, kids, et cetera, know the dangers of obesity and the foods that produce obesity. >> government builds the schools, government hires the teachers. government supplies the desks. government does everything inside the public school building. how can government not be in control of the menu? what's diabolical about government being
what's really appalling here is governor palin using this to continue this anti-government rhetoric. look, government has its place, and i think we all have to realize that. part of its place is to give us guidelines. by the way, they haven't even voted to adopt these regulations. these were guidelines that the first thing they wanted to do was stop every week having a birthday party that disrupted class instructional time, to put all the birthday parties to a once a month section. many schools...